This is the information page about the shipwreck Aurora, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 33.851 N,2 17.808 W (56.633333333333, -16)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Anu (probably)
2. Athenia
3. Aurora
4. Baku standard
5. Bay fisher
6. Clara gwynne
7. Clint
8. Confield
9. Daydawn
10. Einar jarl (probably)
11. Empire claire
12. Empire miniver
13. Empire volunteer
14. Fanad head
15. Fylgia
16. Geraldine mary
17. Greenawn (possibly)
18. Grenmar (possibly)
19. Hansa
20. Har zion
21. Harley (part of)(possibly)
22. Herrington
23. Hms beathwood (probably)
24. Hms braconburn (possibly)
25. Hms nordhav ii (part of)(possibly)
26. Hms nordhav ii (possibly)
27. Hms repro (probably)
28. Hmsm k17
29. Hmsm k4
30. Island magee
31. Janus
32. Jonkoping ii (probably)
33. King idwal
34. Kotka
35. Lh 308 (possibly)
36. Maggie smith (possibly)
37. Margaret rae
38. Northards
39. Oropesa
40. Port gisborne
41. Queensbury (possibly)
42. Sambre
43. Sylvafield
44. Taurus (possibly)
45. Thiara
46. Uc 41
47. Uganda
48. Ugie (possibly)
49. Valhallah
50. Victoria
51. Vogtland
52. Wandby
53. Whitford point

 

Name: AURORA

Length 21.9 meter, tonnage 48 ton

Cause: sank while under tow after reporting making water for'd. (ll).

Year of registration: 1985

Water depth above wreck: 46 meter, Height above seabed: 100 cm

Known since: 1985, last detected: 2008

Details measurements/cartography: H2866/85 12.12.85 SANK ABOUT 10MILES E OF ABROATH IN 64MTRS, IN 563500N, 021700W, APPROX. (MRSC FORTH, TLX DTD 14.11.85). INS AS USC PA 50MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2008/000005954 18.1.08 WK LOCATED IN 5633.852N, 0217.806W [WGD] USING DGPS. GEN DEPTH 46MTRS. LENGTH 24MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS, HT 6MTRS. LIES 100/280 DEGS. (GARDLINE, HN FOR HI 1152). AMEND WK USC 40MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/152/01 19.6.08 SEP 2008/000080688 19.6.08 EXAM'D 16.2.08 IN 5633.851N, 0217.808W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 39.9 IN GEN DEPTH 46.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 25MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS, HT 6.6MTRS. LIES 100/280 DEGS WITH BOWS W. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SMALL, INTACT WK ON STBD SIDE. ?FV. (GARDLINE HYDRO, HI 1152). AMEND WK 39MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, ON STBD SIDE, BOWS W, FV

Position: 56 33.851 N,2 17.808 W

 

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